Christmas gnomes bring a wonderfully whimsical touch to the holiday season, and this Christmas Gnomes Coloring Page is filled with adorable little characters just waiting for some festive color. The design features cheerful cartoon-style gnomes with tall pointed hats, fluffy beards, and Christmas ornaments, presented with simple outlines that leave plenty of room for creativity.
Kids can stick with traditional reds and greens, create a snowy Scandinavian-inspired palette, or turn their Christmas gnomes into a rainbow-colored collection of North Pole friends.
Grab the crayons, colored pencils, or markers and start decorating!
🎅 Meet the Christmas Gnomes
These charming little Christmas gnomes look ready for a holiday adventure.
Their extra-tall hats and fluffy beards give them that classic storybook-gnome appearance, while Christmas ornaments add a festive touch. The characters stand without a complicated background, making the designs approachable for younger children while still offering enough little details to keep older kids entertained.
Children can imagine all sorts of stories about them.
Maybe these gnomes work in Santa’s workshop.
Perhaps they decorate Christmas trees at the North Pole.
Maybe they’re responsible for polishing ornaments before Santa’s big Christmas Eve celebration.
Or perhaps they’re simply a group of woodland friends getting ready for their own Christmas party!
🎨 What Color Should a Christmas Gnome Be?
That’s entirely up to you.
Traditional Christmas colors work beautifully:
- Red
- Forest green
- White
- Gold
- Silver
But Christmas gnomes can be much more colorful.
Try:
- Pink
- Turquoise
- Purple
- Mint green
- Icy blue
- Orange
- Rainbow colors
Each gnome can have its own personality and color scheme.
One might be traditional red and green, while another wears a bright purple hat with a turquoise ornament.
🎩 Decorate Those Tall Gnome Hats
The towering pointed hats are one of the most entertaining parts of the page to color.
Instead of filling each hat with one solid color, turn it into a miniature Christmas design.
Try adding:
- Candy-cane stripes
- Snowflakes
- Polka dots
- Stars
- Hearts
- Christmas trees
- Zigzags
- Holly leaves
- Tiny ornaments
A red-and-white striped hat can resemble a candy cane.
A dark blue hat covered with white snowflakes creates a winter-night look.
A pink hat with little hearts makes an especially sweet Christmas gnome.
🌈 Give Every Gnome a Different Hat
If there are several gnomes on the page, give each one its own style.
For example:
The Santa Gnome
Red hat, white trim, and gold details.
The Winter Gnome
Icy blue hat with silver snowflakes.
The Candy Gnome
Pink, mint, red, and white stripes.
The Woodland Gnome
Forest green, brown, burgundy, and cream.
The Rainbow Gnome
Every color in the crayon box!
Once you’ve finished, decide which gnome’s hat is your favorite.
🧔 Color the Fluffy Gnome Beards
Gnome beards don’t necessarily have to remain plain white.
Leaving plenty of white space can create the classic snowy-bearded look, but adding a little shading makes the beard stand out.
Try very light touches of:
- Gray
- Pale blue
- Lavender
- Silver
- Cream
Use short pencil strokes in the direction of the beard to create the appearance of fluffy strands.
Of course, imaginative Christmas gnomes might have completely different beards.
How about:
- Pink
- Blue
- Purple
- Golden
- Rainbow-striped
Christmas magic can do strange things to gnome hair!
✨ Make the Christmas Ornaments Sparkle
The ornaments give children another opportunity to introduce bright holiday colors.
Try traditional combinations such as:
- Red and gold
- Green and silver
- Blue and white
- Red and green
Or use every ornament as a chance to try a different color.
Metallic pencils and glitter gel pens work especially well on ornaments because they can create the impression of shiny Christmas decorations.
Add a tiny white highlight on one side of an ornament to make it look glossy.
🎄 Try a Christmas Gnome Color Palette
Can’t decide what colors to use?
Choose a complete theme before you begin.
Traditional Christmas
Red, forest green, white, gold, and silver.
Winter Wonderland
Icy blue, lavender, white, pale gray, and silver.
Candy Christmas
Red, pink, mint green, turquoise, and white.
Rustic Christmas
Burgundy, dark green, cream, brown, and muted gold.
Pastel Christmas
Pink, lavender, mint, baby blue, and pale yellow.
Rainbow Christmas
Use as many bright colors as possible!
If several children are coloring together, let everyone choose a different palette and compare the results.
🖍️ Coloring Supplies to Try
You don’t need anything complicated to enjoy this page.
Try:
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Washable markers
- Gel pens
- Metallic pencils
- Glitter pens
- Watercolor pencils
Crayons are a good choice for younger kids and larger areas.
Colored pencils make it easier to shade the beards and add patterns to the hats.
Markers create bold Christmas colors, while metallic and glitter pens are wonderful for smaller details such as ornaments.
If you’re using markers, place another piece of paper underneath the coloring page in case any ink bleeds through.
✨ Add a Little Christmas Sparkle
Once the coloring is complete, add some special finishing touches.
Try:
- Glitter glue
- Christmas stickers
- Sequins
- Metallic details
- Tiny adhesive gems
- Gold stars
A little sparkle on the ornaments or hats can transform the finished page into something that feels especially festive.
You don’t need to cover the entire picture in glitter. A few carefully chosen highlights can be enough.
❄️ Create a Background for Your Gnomes
Because the gnomes themselves are presented without a busy background, kids have plenty of room to invent a setting of their own.
Maybe they’re standing at the North Pole.
Draw:
- Falling snow
- Evergreen trees
- Santa’s workshop
- A snowman
- Christmas presents
- Candy canes
- Stars
- Reindeer tracks
Or perhaps the gnomes live in a cozy woodland village.
Add:
- Tiny cottages
- Mushrooms
- Snow-covered trees
- Lanterns
- A frozen pond
- Woodland animals
The coloring page can become the beginning of an entire Christmas scene.
🎁 Give the Gnomes Christmas Presents
What would one Christmas gnome give another?
Add little gift boxes around the characters.
Then decorate the wrapping paper with:
- Stars
- Snowflakes
- Candy canes
- Stripes
- Dots
- Tiny Christmas trees
Children can decide what’s inside each present.
Perhaps one contains a new pointed hat.
Another might hold Christmas cookies.
Maybe there’s an enormous bag of glitter for decorating the North Pole!
For even more present-themed fun, pair this page with our Christmas Gift Boxes Coloring Page.
✏️ Give Every Gnome a Name
Once the coloring is finished, it’s time to meet the characters properly.
Give every gnome a Christmas name.
Ideas might include:
- Jingle
- Holly
- Tinsel
- Merry
- Snowy
- Peppermint
- Twinkle
- Cinnamon
- Noel
- Spruce
Then decide what each gnome does at the North Pole.
Perhaps one is the Chief Ornament Polisher.
Another could be the Christmas Cookie Inspector.
Someone has to be the Official Candy Cane Counter.
And surely Santa needs a Head Reindeer Scarf Designer.
The sillier the job, the better!
📖 Turn the Picture Into a Christmas Story
Coloring can easily lead into storytelling.
Ask children:
Where do the gnomes live?
Do they know Santa?
What are they doing with the Christmas ornaments?
What happens on Christmas Eve?
Which gnome gets into the most trouble?
What is their favorite Christmas treat?
Older children could write a short story on the back of the finished page.
Younger children can tell their story aloud while an adult writes it down.
👧 A Cozy Christmas Activity for Kids
The original page is designed with simple cartoon-style outlines that can work for young children while still providing festive details for older kids to enjoy.
Bring it out for:
- Christmas break
- Snow days
- Holiday playdates
- Classroom parties
- Homeschool activities
- Family gatherings
- December quiet time
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas movie afternoons
- Holiday craft sessions
All that’s needed is the printable and a few coloring supplies.
For even more holiday pictures, explore our Christmas Coloring Pages collection, which includes Santas, snowmen, Christmas houses, animals, gingerbread characters, villages, and many other festive designs.
🎄 Create a Christmas Coloring Station
If children are visiting during the holidays, set up a simple coloring station.
You could include:
- Printed Christmas coloring pages
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Washable markers
- Glitter pens
- Christmas stickers
Let everyone choose a page and settle in.
Add Christmas music and a mug of hot chocolate, and a very simple activity can turn into a wonderfully cozy afternoon.
🖼️ Display Your Finished Christmas Gnomes
Once those little gnomes are beautifully colored, turn the finished picture into part of your Christmas décor.
Try:
- Hanging it on the refrigerator
- Creating a Christmas artwork wall
- Displaying it in a child’s bedroom
- Giving it to grandparents
- Adding it to a December scrapbook
- Decorating a classroom
- Saving it as a Christmas keepsake
- Adding it to a homemade Christmas coloring book
You could even have every family member color a copy.
Display them side by side and see just how different everyone’s Christmas gnomes turn out.
❤️ Add Some Gnome Magic to Christmas
With towering hats, fluffy beards, festive ornaments, and plenty of room for imagination, these little Christmas gnomes are ready for a colorful holiday makeover.
Maybe yours will wear classic red and green.
Perhaps they’ll have snowy blue hats and silver ornaments.
Or maybe you’ll create rainbow-bearded gnomes wearing bright pink hats covered in Christmas stars.
There are no wrong choices.
Grab your crayons, choose your colors, and bring these whimsical little Christmas friends to life! 🎅🎄✨
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